welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines: court documents released in the huawei fraud case. meng wanzhou says she's innocent, unwell, and won't run away. a 26—year—old man appears in court in new zealand, charged with murdering a british backpacker on a round the world trip. hello, i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: indonesian police seize 8000 songbirds in just one week — all destined for sale on the black market. the steps south korean women take to look the part for their careers, and the growing movement to do it differently. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am here in singapore, midnight in london and 4pm

in vancouver, canada, where a top chinese executive arrested there has claimed she is innocent of the charges against her. it's believed meng wanzhou is being held over alleged breaches of us sanctions. she's just applied for bail. china has called the detention extremely bad and a serious violation, but washington says it's a court matter and won't affect trade talks between the two countries. james ransley has more. it is thought that telecom giant huawei's chief medical officer meng wanzhou is huawei's chief medical officer meng wa nzhou is being huawei's chief medical officer meng wanzhou is being held here in this canadian prison, while she waits to find out she has been granted bail. china's foreign ministry summoned the us ambassador in beijing, demanding details of that tension and insisting that america is taught meng wanzhou's arrest warrant. the rest happened as he was president donald trump and china's leader xi

jinping attempted to de—escalate the bitter trade war at the 620 summit last week. america's trade representative assist that meng wanzhou's arrest will not have much ofan impact wanzhou's arrest will not have much of an impact on talks. is totally separate from anything that i walked on or the trade policy people in the administration work on. —— it is. for us, isa administration work on. —— it is. for us, is a matter of criminal justice. is alleged meng wanzhou violated sanctions by selling tech equipment to iran. she was taken into custody in vancouver last week while changing planes. according to court documents, meng wanzhou has according to court documents, meng wa nzhou has long—standing according to court documents, meng wanzhou has long—standing ties to vancouver dating back at least 15 yea rs, vancouver dating back at least 15 years, as well as significant property holdings in the city. her family also sought leave to remain in vancouver if she was granted bail, with her husband saying he plans to bring the couple's water to vancouver to attend school during

the trial. meng wanzhou's court hearing is due to begin on monday. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. a parliamentary vote over the deal for britain's exit from the european union will go ahead this week. that is according to the brexit secretary, stephen barclay. he said it was the only way to deliver what people had voted for. however, there have been predictions of a heavy defeat for the government. 0ur political correspondent iain watson explains. theresa may is staring defeat in the face but downing street is insisting that tuesday's vote will indeed go ahead but i have to tell you that very seniorfigures, even ahead but i have to tell you that very senior figures, even at this late stage, are still pressing for a postponement. what she intends to do is speak to some of the mps who still have very serious doubts about the arrangements for avoiding a hard border in irelands, the so—called backstop. downing street know that she can allay those concerns, it

will diminish significantly but it is still yet to be seen what of substance she can offer that will really make a difference. jeremy corbyn, labour leader, also under the pressure. party leaders from across europe have delivered in this letter, calling on him explicitly to back a new referendum on what they call people's voice before britain the european union. theresa may says if she loses this crucial vote at westminster on tuesday, we're in uncharted waters, and i think she is correct in this respect, the only certainty here in westminster is uncertainty. iain watson, and there'll be more on investors‘ concerns about brexit in asia business report. for now, though, also making news today: the french president emmanuel macron will address the nation later, as he tries to bring four weeks of violent anti—government protests to an end. france has now had four weekends in a row of demonstrations against fuel tax rises, high living costs, and other issues. about 125,000 protesters were on the streets on saturday, with more than 1700 arrested.

lucy williamson is in paris. emmanuel macron is facing a couple of problems tonight. 0ne emmanuel macron is facing a couple of problems tonight. one is that if you tackle this process a few weeks ago, he might have got away with simply cancelling the rise in fuel taxes, the trouble is since then the movement has grown and we that the movement's demands, and the second problem he faces is that it is also a very diverse movement. people have joined it bringing all sorts of grievances, so satisfying all of them is going to be very difficult, and a government spokesman today said he thought it might be an almost made—to—measure solution. so president macron‘s speech tomorrow is going to have to do a number of things, andi is going to have to do a number of things, and i think first and foremost is going to want to convince people that is really listening, that france's democratically—elected leaders feel responsible to those who are protesting and really he what they are trying to say, and that is going to mean the natural concessions,

whether it is bonuses for low paid workers or lifting taxes. the problem he's got busies got to do all of that was not looking weak and not rolling back on the reform programme he came into power to deliver. —— rowing back. the two sides in yemen's war have held their first round of talks in sweden. discussions were between the yemeni 6overnment and houthi rebel representatives. they focused on a potential prisoner swap, allowing humanitarian aid and stopping the violence in the main port, hodeida. the deadline for detaining the former nissan chairman carlos 6hosn runs out later. he's being held as part of an investigation into suspected financial misconduct. mr 6hosn was arrested injapan last month and has been detained since. he is accused of under—reporting his earnings for several years. the nissan board sacked him in november, but he remains chairman and chief executive of renault. japan's princess masako says she feels "insecure" about becoming empress next april. the princess has suffered from a stress—related disorder for years and says she's recovering and will try to perform more royal duties.

the princess — educated at oxford and harvard — had a promising career as a diplomat, before her marriage to the crown prince in 1993. thousands of people have held a rally in the indian capital delhi to demand the right to build a hindu temple at a controversial site in ayodhya. a mosque there was destroyed by hard—line hindus 26 years ago. the issue is one of the most divisive in the country. manchester city striker raheem sterling has accused some british newspapers of helping to "fuel racism" with the way in which they portray young black footballers. sterling's comments came after he suffered alleged racist abuse during manchester city's 2—0 defeat at chelsea on saturday. a man charged with the murder of british backpacker 6race millane has appeared in a new zealand court. detectives found a body in woodland

near auckland earlier, although formal identification is still to take place. the bbc‘s phil mercer told me the latest. well, this 26 york man has made his first appearance in court since been charged with the murder of 22—year—old 6race millane. she was last seen in central auckland in the evening of december the first, and the man that she was spotted and security vision with is the man who has appeared in court today. the judge has addressed members of grace millane's family, saying that their grief must be desperate, and the judge also saying thatjustice for grace, he hoped would be swift and fair. this man's identity, we do not know too much about him. his identity has been suppressed and he has been remanded in custody. the judge said that he would be a high risk remand prisoner, and he is due

backin risk remand prisoner, and he is due back in court in the later stages of next month. as you say, it is every pound's nightmare, especially for this have taken place in new zealand? we have to say that generally speaking, new zealand is a very safe and a very welcoming country. we are into the summer here in the southern hemisphere and travellers coming from all over the world usually spends their summer months, the warm summer months either in australia or in new zealand, and new zealand has reacted with great shot to be death of the british backpacker, as you say, a body was found during a police search about 25 kilometres outside of auckland on sunday. that body has still to be formally identified, but the police in new zealand are pretty sure that it is that of the british backpacker. those former identifications will take place but once again, it has shocked the entire nation and this story is, of

course, making global headlines. police in indonesia have seized 8,000 birds that were being smuggled illegally in just one week. 0fficers believe the birds are being snatched from the wilds of sumatra on a large scale. the three shipments were intercepted on their way to java. it's home to the largest bird markets in southeast asia and has a thriving illegal trade in songbirds. serene chng is from the wildlife trade organisation traffic. she explained more about the shipments. this is an unusually large number of birds seized in such a short period of time because they usually do not ta ke of time because they usually do not take place so frequently, but the number of birds moved in a single shipment tend to be in the hundreds or thousands, so these are quite representative of the scale that is being trapped and illegally transported to the point of sale. so to give you an idea of the scale, of

how big the trade is in the markets, we have recorded over 16,000 birds in indonesia's largest bird market at any one time. so there are hundreds of such markets across the country, and we are not able to identify how many are sold in one year, but it is believed to be in the hundreds of thousands, as a conservative estimate. are any of these birds at risk of extinction? we know? well, the birds that are involved tend to include a mix of species, that are common, as well as those that are threatened by extinction. and in fact, a number of the species that used to be very common across the country are now declining in the wild and some are even threatened with extinction, as you say, due to trapping for this particular trade. how can this be stopped? it is a big issue, it is very complex, with lots of social and economic factors, it is so we

require multiple approaches to do this and what we think is really important is better regulation of the wild bird trade. so this involves working with communities and local authorities, like the police and quarantine, it to stop illegal trapping, and also to arrest and prosecute smugglers and illegal traders of detected species. and in parallel, we also need behaviour change initiatives to reduce the demand for wild bird, and this is by promoting a shift to sustainably sourced or domesticated birds, and also to promote a love for birds in the wild, rather than in a cage. also to promote a love for birds in the wild, rather than in a cagelj just want to show you some live pictures no other celebrations in the buenos aires. this is after the copper ltd or is, the biggest

competition in south american football, being won by river plate. the match was being played at the stadium in the spanish capital of madrid. this is after it was postponed last month after one of the ten buses was attacked by fans. 0n the ten buses was attacked by fans. on one occasion, several players we re on one occasion, several players were injured but your pet having won the copper libertadores, with celebrations in the capital. —— copa libertadores. —— copa libertadores. how you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... is trouble brewing for beer? new research suggests that harvests of barley — a key ingredient — will suffer from climate change. also on the programme... perfecting the look to secure that job. why things might be changing for career women in south korea.

john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here, standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is newsday, on the bbc.

i'm mariko 0i, in singapore. i'm ben bland, in london. our top stories: china has summoned the american ambassador to demand the us authorities withdraw an arrest warrant for the top huawei executive, meng wanzhou. a 26—year—old man has appeared in court in auckland on charges of murdering the british backpacker, 6race millane. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: the straits times warns that singapore faces a disproportionate risk from climate change. the island city—state makes up just 0.11% of global emissions. but politicans here are deeply concerned by the threat of rising sea levels. according to the south china morning post, race fans in hong kong are riding—high. that's because the biggest racing day in the city's calendar got off to a flying start.

karis teetan and his horse, mr stunning, were among the winners. and the new york times looks at the new finnish library that's notjust for book—worms. the project, which opens next week, includes electronic equipment and event spaces. so tech—heads and culture vultures should also feel at home in helsinki. now what stories are sparking discussions online? yes, let's looks at what is trending right now. these pictures show a dramatic rescue in north—west china. a truck driver was trapped after his vehicle overturned and was left partly suspended off a bridge. the rescue mission took around an hour and involved firefighters using a crane to suspend a rescuer over the side of the bridge. the driver is said to be recovering well. the annual un climate change conference takes place in poland, and trouble is brewing for the world's beer drinkers.

climate change is set to cause dramatic price increases and supply shortages, according to new research. extreme heatwaves and droughts will increasingly damage the global barley crop, meaning a common ingredient of the world's favourite alcoholic beverage will become harder to come by. earlier i spoke to professor dabo 6uan from the university of east anglia. he's part of the research team and told me why they decided to focus on beer. it is actually a coincidence. a group of us gathered together at the bar before dinner last summer. i was in china. we talked about food and climate change and there are lots of studies focusing on food quantity and stable food. we are all beer

lovers and we started to ask about the impact of climate change on beer and we decided to give it a try. we had expertise on climate change modelling and crop modelling and social economic modelling so we made an agreement that in principle we could do that. it is really a discussion between four or five colleagues. a lot of impact in europe but we said in an nature from this crisis? yes, the european beer consumption, especially per capita, is high. irish people, for example, in beijing the largest amount of beerin in beijing the largest amount of beer in the world per capita wise. 0n beer in the world per capita wise. on average one person per bottle,

per day, almost. a 100 milk on average one person per bottle, per day, almost. a100 milk bottle. the beer prices will rise in the future so in the future consumption for the irish is reducing to one bottle per week and the prize will double from $150 bottle per week and the prize will double from $1 50 two much more. east european countries like estonia and the czech republic, the other large beer consumption countries as well, they will shoot up six — seven times the compared to the uk. 50— 80% for germany. climate change is going to have a huge impact on our quality of life. beauty is big business in south korea, where plastic surgery rates are amongst the highest in the world.

but change could be on the way. more and more young women have begun to reject the high standards set by their culture. laura bicker reports now from seoul on a movement known as escape the corset. 6etting getting the right job getting the rightjob requires the right look in south korea. thousands of graduates are paying for the professional photo shoot forjob applications. translation: the people who hire me did not know who iam,i people who hire me did not know who iam, i have to people who hire me did not know who i am, i have tojust be people who hire me did not know who i am, i have to just be based people who hire me did not know who i am, i have tojust be based on how a look in the photo so want to give the best version of myself to make a good impression on them. the men are expected to look a certain way. —— women. especially those who seeks success. translation: this picture

is go to seoul dominated by men who have the power to hire and fire. but some are questioning the idea of what it means to be beautiful. but this woman, who once gave make up tutorials decided she had enough of the 12 step beauty routine. translation: i think lots of career women have an immense fear of what the show to others. i heard a woman feel shameful when they hear they are ugly. i was like that as well. but this movement has faced a backlash, feminists accused of being men haters. translation: there were death threats, saying they will come and find me and kill me. after i

received the death threat i was afraid of leaving the house. even the smallest of changes can cause the smallest of changes can cause the loudest outcry. this presenter has made what in south korea is a bold decision, she became the first female news anchor to wear her glasses on air. translation: i asked myself, is it wrong to wear glasses? men were glasses but they do it without thinking so i have not female anchors worn glasses. i think these glasses brought a lot of change in me. they became more free. they gave me what is called freedom. they gave me what is called freedom. they may be small in number for now but it is where the sea and hear such voices in this once, for most society. some hope the movement can now be used to make real progress on

other pressing agenda equality issues in south korea. now how do you give fossils a future? put them online. well that's exactly what london's natural history museum and washington's smithsonian have set out to do — digitally record millions of fossils in their collections, many of which have been hidden away in drawers for decades. our science correspondent victoria 6ill reports. so we're in our brachiopod collection. tucked into thousands of drawers, the entire history of life on earth. and there's dozens of things in every box, in every drawer. wow! yes, yes. there are a0 million fossils stored here at the smithsonian museum, and a team is carrying out the mammoth task of digitally recording every single one. we have drawers here in the collection that haven't been opened in decades. the data held within the museum drawers is trapped, and we are bringing that trapped data out into the light.

we're mobilising it for research. photographing and logging the details of each specimen in this collection alone will take an estimated 50 years. but it is part of an effort by institutions around the world to create a global digital museum, where every piece of the fossil record can be studied online. the devastating fire at brazil's national museum this year destroyed knowledge that was amassed over two centuries, and was a stark reminder of the need to protect and log such scientifically valuable collections. this goes way beyond insuring this huge collection. it means that this triceratops skull, for example, could be in dozens of places at once, anywhere in the world, for any scientist to study. and, with a very detailed digital scan and a 3d printer, researchers here at bristol university have been able to bring these dinosaurs into their lab. this model is great, because it allows us to kind of look in detail at the anatomy, and pick it up and hold it

and turn it around. amazing. now, we can actually test ideas about how these animals actually functioned. the digital skulls can be given virtual stress tests to work out what the animals ate, how they moved, and so what their environment was like 150 million years ago. museums have gathered vast amounts of evidence of hundreds of millions of years of evolution. now, the challenge is to make sure it is shared and studied, not hidden away in the dark. victoria 6ill, bbc news in washington, dc. you have been watching newsday. i'm ben bland, in london. and i'm mariko oi, in singapore. stay with us. i will be back with business news but the now thank you for watching newsday. monday is looking pretty quiet for most of us on the weather front and

if you're wondering about that we —— week ahead it is not looking that at all. it is looking colder but nothing dramatic. on monday, for many of us it is going to start fairly bright if not sunny. a touch of frost is on the way. certainly for scotland and northern parts of england. through the early hours of monday morning, chilly north—westerly winds blowing in. not much cloud. a couple of showers here and there. done into yorkshire as well. to the south of that, closer to plus five for cardiff and london. sunny particularly in the east by very quickly this cloud our west will be brought in by an increasing south—westerly breeze so great through many of these western areas. the milder spot plymouth. on

tuesday, slightly less cold air. south—westerly wind bringing warmth. without also a couple of weather front. one which will not bring as much rain stopped this is another weather front which is basically a fair bit of cloud. tuesday, across much of scotland, england and wales, fairly cloudy with some sunshine poking through. these are the weather front is not making much progress so staying to the west of us so progress so staying to the west of us so belfast shoe big dry on tuesday. —— should be dry. on wednesday, a little bit of a change. the wednesday down and, in fact, we start to develop an easterly wind and that means the temperatures will start the deep. for most of us it is down to single figures. maybe scraping a ten in plymouth. the cold

air is coming from russia on thursday. through scandinavia, the north sea, ending up right across the uk. not desperately cold that you will feel temperatures dipping away. look at london, by wednesday, eight, thursday friday at 5— six degrees. i'm ben bland with bbc news. our top story: court documents released in canada show that the detained huawei executive meng wanzhou has asked for bail on the grounds that she is innocent, unwell, and won't flee the country. over a week after she was first detained in vancouver, the huawei chief financial officer will be back in court later on monday for her bail application. a man has appeard in court in new zealand, charged with murdering a british backpacker. on sunday, police investigating the murder of grace millane found a body on the outskirts of auckland. and this story is

trending on bbc.com. manchester city striker raheem sterling has accused some british newspapers of helping to "fuel racism" with the way in which they portray young black footballers. sterling's comments came after he suffered alleged racist abuse during manchester city's 2—0 defeat at chelsea on saturday. that's all. but stay with us on bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with sarah montague. the following programme includes accounts of sexual violence that